Global Patent Index - EP 3512659 A1

EP 3512659 A1 20190724 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AND JOINING A JOINING ELEMENT ONTO A WORKPIECE

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AND JOINING A JOINING ELEMENT ONTO A WORKPIECE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM REINIGEN UND VERBINDEN EINES VERBINDUNGSELEMENTS AN EINEM WERKSTÜCK

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE NETTOYAGE ET D'ASSEMBLAGE D'UN ÉLÉMENT D'ASSEMBLAGE SUR UNE PIÈCE

Publication

EP 3512659 A1 20190724 (EN)

Application

EP 17768041 A 20170905

Priority

  • DE 102016117177 A 20160913
  • EP 2017072253 W 20170905

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2018050494A1] Method (50) for joining a joining element (18) onto a workpiece (20), in particular for stud welding or stud gluing, characterized by the steps: provision of a joining element (18) and a workpiece (20) onto which the joining element (18) is to be joined; detection (52) of at least one characteristic variable of the workpiece (20) and/or of the joining element (18); evaluation (54) of the at least one characteristic variable and classification of the at least one characteristic variable into one of at least a first and a second variable class; performance of the joining process (58; 64) if the at least one characteristic variable is classified into the first variable class; and performance of a cleaning process (66) on the workpiece (20) and/or on the joining element (18) and performance of the joining process (68) after the cleaning process (66) if the at least one characteristic variable is classified into the second variable class.

IPC 8 full level

B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B08B 7/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/20 (2006.01); B23K 9/235 (2006.01); B23K 11/00 (2006.01); B23K 11/34 (2006.01); B23K 11/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B23K 9/095 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B23K 9/20 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B23K 9/235 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B23K 11/004 (2013.01 - EP US); B23K 11/34 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B23K 11/36 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2018050494A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102016117177 A1 20180315; CN 109689269 A 20190426; CN 109689269 B 20210514; EP 3512659 A1 20190724; JP 2019531191 A 20191031; JP 7155111 B2 20221018; KR 20190053883 A 20190520; US 2019210136 A1 20190711; WO 2018050494 A1 20180322

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102016117177 A 20160913; CN 201780056366 A 20170905; EP 17768041 A 20170905; EP 2017072253 W 20170905; JP 2019512875 A 20170905; KR 20197010221 A 20170905; US 201916351986 A 20190313